"Everyone, trust , I can protect him."
"But he's not an officer from our city's police departnt, and it's outside of work hours. If anything happens, we can't bear the responsibility."
"I can do it, trust ."
Luo Fei once again harnessed his charisma; at this mont, what was required was absolute trust.
"I'll protect him and then bring him out safely."
"Alright!"
Liao Xingyu seed to make up his mind as well; he raised his head and looked forward.
"Don't say we're cowards. This ti we'll take you through, past the outskirts of the mountain area, and before entering the nature reserve, we'll stay back to provide support. Bring the distress flares, if anything happens, call for help on the spot."
Luo Fei took the handed distress flares and nodded solemnly.
These distress flares are special police equipnt; unlike regular flares, the colored smoke doesn't fall imdiately after rising. Instead, it hovers briefly, then lights up, turning into a vertical guide beacon.
With that, the group set off again and soon reached an area close to the reserve's outskirts.
It was already 1:30 AM.
"Old Luo, be extra careful."
"Don't worry."
"Hey, kid, follow Officer Luo, you hear?"
"Understood."
After settling in, the group stopped moving forward. Going deeper would cut off the signal, so they could only escort them this far. Radio equipnt was also prepared for Luo Fei and the others.
Let's hope tonight brings so results as promised by the other side.
Entering deep into the forest, Luo Fei could already feel the chill down his spine, the night was as cold as water, with a ghostly wind passing through.
Beside him, Qu Ruobo tightened his clothes, and the two walked in one behind the other.
Qu Ruobo remained unusually calm, perhaps because of the sense of security Luo Fei provided, so he walked very steadily.
Just ten minutes or so into their walk, the other suddenly spoke.
"Brother Fei, you didn't tell them the truth just now. Can you now tell what gives you the confidence?"
"I know you're not one to speak without reason. After seeing that cabin, you seed inspired, and so you insisted on coming in. Otherwise, even with radar and police dogs, it would be impossible to find any clues here."
Luo Fei didn't stop walking, only letting out a cold laugh.
"You've got keen eyesight, kid. Being a trainee officer is a waste of your talent. Once we get back, I'll write you a recomndation letter. With such analytical skills, you should be made permanent..."
This matter benefited from special powers, so how could he possibly admit it? He simply changed the subject.
Since leaving the cabin, he'd continuously activated his profiling domain. Everywhere he passed turned transparent before his eyes. Every spot where a beast had crawled, traces of Mountain Badger's urine, and footprints left by soone stepping had all beco clearly visible.
Initially, he thought these minute details would be hard to grasp, but after maximizing his profiling domain, nothing could remain hidden; whatever he wanted to find, he could find.
Plus, he'd developed a new theory after seeing the three dead bodies!
The reason people died on the outskirts of the mountain area was because that mysterious killer didn't want the hikers to leave. So he used such brutal thods to keep them there, constantly moving and killing.
Those three young people, gunned down with birdshot and discovered by Zhou Fan and the others, were just like that.
The three hung bodies in the cabin were the sa...
This ant the remaining people, as long as they were inside the reserve, were temporarily safe.
But they were like prey, with their lives and deaths not in their hands.
Because as soon as they tried to escape or successfully break out, they'd be hunted.
This killer was indeed perverse; dealing with such a person, the best way was to go deep inside and confront him head-on.
Such situations were not unfamiliar to him, so he was absolutely certain.
"Brother Fei, look, there's a light ahead."
"Hmm?"
Luo Fei was fully focused on searching for clues, but with that reminder, he instantly looked up ahead.
Sure enough, he saw several flashlight beams not far away, surrounded by the rustling and shaking of bushes, the sound of disorderly vegetation.
"Let's go!"
Luo Fei sensitively realized there was a special danger ahead. The flashlight ant the presence of hikers, but the surrounding noises weren't human!
He quickly sprinted forward, with Qu Ruobo following closely.
However, due to Qu Ruobo's lack of physical prowess, he couldn't keep up closely, and soon they were a distance apart.
But Luo Fei couldn't worry about that now; saving the people was the priority.
He rushed to a hill and suddenly saw several young people scrambling out, their faces covered with terror, stumbling forward with their flashlights guiding them.
At the first sight, Luo Fei shouted at them.
"I'm the police, get down!"
Short as it was, those eight words snapped them back to reality.
The nearby bushes shook, and suddenly a few figures leaped out, darting from the shadows with small but vicious bodies.
With a chilling gleam in his eyes, Luo Fei seized the mont and pulled the trigger—
Bam! Bam! Bam!
After a few loud bangs, the nacing figures all fell straight down, so even got thrown back.
The Mountain Badgers were not very large in size, and given the environnt here, there was no room for such mutations. Thus, his accurate shots took them all down.
"Co over here..."
"Everyone, gather over here!"
Though Qu Ruobo was gasping for air as he ran, he still called the hikers over imdiately.
The familiar voice acted like a lifeline, and they hurried over.
Luo Fei held his gun, remaining vigilant, and maximized his senses to cover every inch in sight, taking in every movent in his surroundings.
Having brought everyone behind him, Qu Ruobo quickly counted, finding that Luo Fei had rescued twelve people, which ant five were still missing.
"Xiaoqu, we got separated from them."
"Old Tang took the other four girls apart from us, saying they were finding a way out, but we haven't heard from them."
"We just seed to encounter a ghost, crawling up from a slope. It seed like a wild person but ran very fast and had a gun."
Upon hearing this, Luo Fei beca solemn beside them.
It seed the killer had surfaced, and what follows would be truly perilous. The remaining few had beco live targets, and while fleeing, they'd inevitably be hunted and were now utterly isolated.
"You all stay together and wait for the rescue team."
After speaking, Luo Fei raised a distress flare high and fired it, illuminating the area like day. The colorful smoke covered the surroundings, instantly alerting Zhou Fan and the others outside.
Xiaoqu and the twelve people stood together, awaiting rescue while Luo Fei scanned the surroundings.
Suddenly, a shadow swiftly crossed his vision amidst the dark woods.
Alone, hidden in the darkness, it appeared in a flash, moving so swiftly it left one in awe.
"Finally showed up."
Luo Fei dashed forward, startling Qu Ruobo behind him, who raised his voice in alarm.
"Brother Fei, where are you going? It's dangerous ahead."
Luo Fei made a sharp turn, then returned, handing another gun he'd brought to Qu Ruobo.
"Guard this spot, wait for Zhou Fan and the others. I've unlocked the safety, if any wild beast approaches, rember to shoot!"
"Forget about being a trainee, right now, you're a police officer!"
Then Luo Fei ran forward without looking back, as that solitary figure had to be the killer.
The path beneath the hills was treacherous, and being a nature reserve ant the ensuing foot pursuit would be the most challenging!
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